``He takes the world which died between the wars and patiently dissects it for us.``-- Le Magazine Litteraire ``An imaginative adventure that is both captivating and moving.``--Pierre Moustiers ``A welcome addition to the literature of the inter-war period.``-- Le Monde The classic coming-of-age novel translated into English for the first time.
On a summer\'s night in Normandy, a newborn baby is left in a basket outside the home of Albert and Jea.
It is 1919. ``He takes the world which died between the wars and patiently dissects it for us.``-- Le Magazine Litteraire ``An imaginative adventure that is both captivating and moving.``--Pierre Moustiers ``A welcome addition to the literature of the inter-war period.``-- Le Monde The classic coming-of-age novel translated into English for the first time
